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Environmental groups delivered 2,000 petition signatures to the Governor Thursday, asking him to halt a plan to build inside the Urban Development Boundary surrounding the Everglades. The Miami-Dade County Commission approved a plan to develop across the boundary, despite protests by environmentalists and the mayor. Environment Florida Field Director Holly Binns said if the development goes through, more will development could follow.

“Once you start going across that Urban Development Boundary there’s going to be a flood of applications that are going to follow. You know its not just one store, it’s the roads and the infrastructure that goes with this new Lowe’s and then it’s the flood of development that will come right after that,” said Binns.

The Governor has 30 days to overrule the county’s decision.